hand in

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He then moved to Devon and "kept his hand in playing on the local pub scene", before he retired from music and came back to Leicester.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Excessive power and instability go hand in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A stronger hand in the edit could have resulted in something more dynamic and engaging, but the plotting is mushy and then rushed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Brie’s voice breaks and she sniffles, waving one hand in front of her face as if that might dry the tears that have started falling.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison